Shuttle FN95 User Manual

FN95

Socket 939
AMD

TM

Athlon 64 Processor

Based DDR Main Board

User's Manual

Shuttle® FN95

Socket 939
AMD AthlonTM 64 Processor
Based DDR Mainboard
Manual Version 1.0

Copyright

Copyright© 2004 by Shuttle® Inc. All Rights Reserved.
No part of this publication may be reproduced, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system,

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Disclaimer

Shuttle® Inc. shall not be liable for any incidental or consequential damages resulting from the
performance or use of this product.

This company makes no representations or warranties regarding the contents of this manual.
Information in this manual has been carefully checked for reliability; however, no guarantee is
given as to the correctness of the contents. In the interest of continued product improvement,
this company reserves the right to revise the manual or include changes in the specifications
of the product described within it at any time without notice and without obligation to notify any
person of such revision or changes. The information contained in this manual is provided for
general use by the customers.

Trademarks

Shuttle is a registered trademark of Shuttle Inc.
AMD Athlon
nVIDIA is a registered trademark of nVIDIA Corporation.
PS/2 is a registered trademark of IBM Corporation.
AWARD is a registered trademark of Award Software Inc.
Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

TM

64 is registered trademarks of AMD Corporation.

General Notice: Other brand and product names used herein are for identification
purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners.

M940

Statement of Shuttle Mainboard via the EMI Test

Shuttle mainboards have been via the EMI test in terms of series of regulations: EN55022/
CISPR22/AS/NZS3548 Class B, EN55024 (1998/AS/NZS), EN4252.1 (1994), EN61000, ANSI
C63.4 (1992), CFR47 Part 15 Subpart B, and CNS13438 (1997). The items tested are illus­trated as follows:

(A) Voltage: AC 110V/60HZ & AC 230V/50HZ
(B) Tested Product Information:

Product Name: PC Mainboard
Status: Sample
Model Name: FN95
S/N: N/A
CPU:

External Frequency: 200 MHz

AMD Athlon

Serial Port: one port with 9 pins
Keyboard Port: one port with 6 pins

TM

64 : 2900+, 3200+

Mouse Port: one port with 6 pins
USB 2.0 Port: four ports with 4 pins respectively
Parallel Port: one port with 25 pins
1394 Port: one port with 4 pins respectively
1394 Port: one port with 6 pins respectively
LAN Port: one port with 8 pins (10Mbps/100Mbps/1000Mbps)
Mic-In & Line-In & Earphone Ports: one port for each
Coaxial Output Port: one port
SPDIF In Port: one port
DIMM Memory (optional): Kingston 256 MB *2
Power Cable: Detachable and Shielded (with a GND pin)
Monitor: CRT

Maximum Resolution: 1280 X 1024 V:60Hz

All CPUs have completely been tested, and values offered by the worst EMI combination of
CPU external frequency are listed as follows:

Test Mode External Frequency CPU

1 200MHz Athlon XP 3200+

(C) Remedy for the Tested Product & Its EMI Interference:

Remedy: N/A
EMI Interference:

Crystal: 32.768 KHz(X2)/ 25 MHz(Y1)/ 25 MHz(X1)/ 24.576 MHz(X3)/ 24.576

MHz(X6)

(D) Supported Host Peripherals:

Host Peripheral Product Name Model Name S/N FCC ID

#1 Case FN95
#2 Power Supply (240W) PC35I2402

#3

#4 MITSUMI FDD D353M3D 62007003

#5

Western Digitel HDD

(30 GB)

Panasonic DVD

Player

(E) Notices for Assembling Computers:

1. Cases should be made of iron or other metal that has good electric conductivity.

2. Cylinders in a case should be made of metal, and as having a mainboard mounted
in a case, make sure screws are all utilized and fastened on a mainboard.

3. An I/O shielding should be contacted with I/O metallic parts of a mainboard.

4. Cables should appropriately be arranged and fixed in a case. Follow instructions:

Ø Leave IDE cables not crossed upon CPU and SDRAM;
Ø Leave power cables minimum in length, and not crossed upon a mainboard;
Ø Leave CPU fan cables minimum in length, and not near CPU;
Ø Leave cables on panels and other spare cables tied in a computer case.

5. Make sure an EMI shielding attached to a case has properly been installed.

WD300BB 3902B934

DVD-115 3892A807

6. Make sure a 5.25" or 3.5" FDD and screws are fastened to an EMI shielding.

7. Make sure a case is closely in contact with EMI connected points.

8. Make sure there is no cleft in a case which is not deformed.

9. Make sure a PCI or AGP door is bound to a case.

10. Make sure cables of other devices (fans or some others) are fixed in a case.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

WHAT'S IN THE MANUAL....................................................................5

Quick Reference............................................................................................... 5

About This Manual ........................................................................................... 5

1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................ 6

1.1 TO DIFFERENT USERS ............................................................................. 6

FIRST-TIME DIY SYSTEM BUILDER............................................................ 6

EXPERIENCED DIY USER ........................................................................ 6

SYSTEM INTEGRATOR............................................................................... 6

1.2 ITEM CHECKLIST....................................................................................... 7

2 FEATURES ........................................................................................ 8

2.1 SPECIFICATIONS ....................................................................................... 8

3 HARDWARE INSTALLATION.......................................................... 11

3.1 STEP BY STEP INSTALLATION................................................................11

Accessories of FN95.............................................................................11

STEP 1 Install the CPU.......................................................................... 12

STEP 2 Set Jumper............................................................................... 13

STEP 3 Install DDR SDRAM System Memory........................................ 13

STEP 4 Install Peripherals in System Case............................................ 14

STEP 5 Mount the Mainboard on the Computer Chassis........................ 15

STEP 6 Connect Front Panel Header, Front Panel AUDIO/ USB/ 1394

Connector(JP16) ................................................................................... 16

STEP 7 Connect IDE, Floppy and Serial ATA Drives.............................. 17

STEP 8 Connect Other Internal Peripherals............................................ 18

STEP 9 Install Add-on Cards in Expansion Slots .................................... 20

STEP 10 Connect the Power Supply Connectors................................... 20

STEP 11 Connect External Peripherals to Back Panel ........................... 21

STEP 12 First Time System Boot Up..................................................... 22

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STEP 13 Install Drivers & Software Components ................................... 23

3.2 JUMPER SETTINGS ................................................................................. 24

JUMPERS & CONNECTORS GUIDE.................................................... 25

Jumper

Clear CMOS Setting (JP17) ................................................................. 27

Back-Panel Connectors

COM1 Port Connector ........................................................................... 28

SPDIF-IN Connector.............................................................................. 28

1394 Port Connector ............................................................................. 28

PS/2 Mouse & PS/2 Keyboard Port Connectors .................................... 28

LAN Port Connector .............................................................................. 28

USB Port Connectors ............................................................................ 28

Coaxial Output Port Connector............................................................... 29

Line-In Port Connector ........................................................................... 29

Center/Bass-Out Port Connector ........................................................... 29

Rear-Out Port Connector ....................................................................... 29

Front-Out Port Connector....................................................................... 29

Clear CMOS Button (SW1).................................................................... 29

Front-Panel Connectors

ATX Power On/Off Switch Connector (PWON) ....................................... 30

HDD LED Connector (HLED) ................................................................ 30

Green LED/ Power LED Connector (GLED/PWR_LED)........................ 31

Hardware Reset Connector (RST) ......................................................... 31

Front Panel AUDIO/ USB/ 1394 Connector (JP16)................................. 32

Internal Peripherals Connectors

Enhanced IDE and Floppy Connectors................................................... 33

Serial ATA Connectors (ATA1/ATA2)...................................................... 33

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Other Connectors

ATX Power Supply Connectors (ATX1/CN5).......................................... 34

Fan Connectors - FAN1/2/3 OFF when suspend .................................... 35

Wireless Keyboard/Mouse Connector (JP2) .......................................... 36

CD-IN Connector (CN7) (Black) ............................................................. 36

LINE_IN Connector (CN8) (White).......................................................... 36

Mini CD_IN Connector (CN6) (White) .................................................... 36

Dual USB Header(JP3)/ USB Connectors(USB2, USB3)....................... 37

IrDA Header (JP5) ................................................................................. 37

SPDIF out Connector (CN4) .................................................................. 38

Printer Port Connector (J1) .................................................................... 38

3.3 SYSTEM MEMORY CONFIGURATION ..................................................... 39

4 SOFTWARE UTILITY ......................................................................40

4.1 Mainboard CD Overview ......................................................................... 40

4.2 Install Mainboard Software ...................................................................... 40

4.2.A Install DirectX9 Utility ............................................................................ 41

4.2.B Install nVIDIA Chipset Driver ................................................................ 41

4.2.C Install Marvell Giga LAN Driver............................................................. 42

4.2.D Install nVIDIA USB 2.0 Driver................................................................ 42

4.3 View the User's Manual............................................................................ 43

5 BIOS SETUP ...................................................................................44

5.1 ENTER BIOS ............................................................................................. 44

5.2 THE MAIN MENU ...................................................................................... 45

STANDARD CMOS FEATURES ............................................................... 47

ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES................................................................. 50

ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES .......................................................... 54

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INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS .................................................................. 57

POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP.............................................................. 60

PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION....................................................................... 63

PC HEALTH STATUS................................................................................ 65

RATIO/VOLTAGE CONTROL..................................................................... 67

LOAD FAIL-SAFE DEFAULTS................................................................... 68

LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS .................................................................. 68

SET PASSWORD ..................................................................................... 68

SAVE & EXIT SETUP................................................................................ 69

EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ............................................................................ 69

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WHAT'S IN THE MANUAL

Quick Reference

Hardware Installation >> Step-by-Step ................................................ Page 11

Jumper Settings >> A Closer Look.......................................................Page 24

Drivers/Software Utilities >> How to Install .........................................Page 40

BIOS Setup >> How to Configure.........................................................Page 44

About This Manual

For First-Time DIY System Builder.........................................................Page 6

For Experienced DIY User ...................................................................... Page 6

For System Integrator .............................................................................Page 6

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1 INTRODUCTION

1.1 To Different Users

First-Time DIY System Builder

Welcome to the DIY world! Building your own computer system is not as diffi­cult as you may think. To make your first computer DIY experience successful,
right from the start, we have designed the 3.1 Hardware Installation section
in a step-by-step fashion for all the first-time DIY system builders. Prior to instal­lation, we also suggest you to read the whole manual carefully to gain a com­plete understanding of your new Shuttle FN95 mainboard.

Experienced DIY User

Congratulate on your purchase of the Shuttle FN95 mainboard. You will find
that installing your new Shuttle FN95 mainboard is just easy. Bundled with an
array of onboard functions, the highly-integrated FN95 mainboard provides
you with a total solution to build the most stable and reliable system. Refer to
sections 3.2 Jumper Settings and Chapter 4 Drivers/Software Utilities to
find out how to get the best out of your new mainboard. Chapter 5 BIOS
Setup also contains the relevant information on how to tune up your system to
achieve higher performance.

System Integrator

You have wisely chosen Shuttle FN95 to construct your system. Shuttle FN95
incorporates all the state-of-the-art technology of the nVIDIA nForce3 250 Ultra
Single Chip for AMD TM Athlon64 939 CPU. It integrates the most advanced
functions you can find to date in a compact Shuttle Form Factor board.

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1.2 Item Checklist

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USB3

USB2

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Check all items with you FN95 mainboard to make sure nothing is missing.
The complete package should include:

- One piece of Shuttle FN95 Mainboard

- One piece of ATA133/100/66/33 Ribbon Cable

- One piece of Serial ATA Cable

SW1

1

CN7

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CN4

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CN8

FAN1

CN6

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J1

AGP1

ATA1

PCI1

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USB

JP3

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SERIAL

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COM1

FLP1

FAN2

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JP2

OPT2

CN3

KB1

USB1 LAN1

AUDIO2

AUDIO1

- FN95 User's Manual

- nVIDAI RAID User's Guide

- One piece of Bundled CD-ROM with containing:
Ø FN95 user's manual saved in PDF format
Ø nVIDIA RAID User's Guide saved in PDF format
Ø Install DirectX9 Utility
Ø Install nVIDIA Chipset Driver
Ø Install Marvell Giga LAN Driver
Ø Install nVIDIA USB 2.0 Driver
Ø Award Flashing Utility

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2 FEATURES

FN95 mainboard is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants high perfor­mance and maximum intelligent features in a compact package.

2.1 Specifications

- CPU Support

AMD TM Athlon64 with 200MHz FSB colock on 939-pins SMT Socket.

- Chipset

nVIDIA nForce3 250 Ultra Single Chip for AMD TM Athlon64 939 CPU.
Gigabit ETHERNET Controller
Marvell 8001, support 10/100 /1000 Mbps operation rate. Supports Wake-

on-Lan (WOL) function.
Onboard 1394
VIA VT6307, support 400Mb/s, 200Mb/s, or100Mb/s data transfer rate.

Compliants with 1394 OHCI specification revision V1.0 and V1.1 and
provides 2 fully compliant ports.

Onboard SATA
Integrated SATA, support 2 Serial-ATA connectors (devices) with Raid 0/ 1/

0+1/JBOD function. SATA Host controller spports Generation 1.5 Gb/s per
channel for total of 3.0 Gb/s in each direction.

- Jumperless CPU Configuration

Soft-configuration FSB (The FSB speed is software configurable from 200MHz
to 280MHz in the Advenced Chipset Features of BIOS setup program.)

- On Board 5.1 Channel AC97 Audio

Compliant with AC'97 2.2 specifications.

5.1 channel slot selectable DAC Output for multi-channel applications.

- Versatile Memory Support

128-bit DDR SDRAM at 100/133/166/200 supports up to 2 GB.

- AGP Expansion Slot

Provides one 32-bit AGP slot which support 4X, 8X AGP device.

- PCI Expansion Slots

Provides one 32-bit PCI slot.

- 8 USB 1.1/2.0 Complaint Interface Onboard

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Ø 2 x USB connectors on back-panel, one set of dual USB port header on mid­board.

- I/O Interface

Provides a variety of I/O interfaces:
Ø 1 Floppy interface for 3.5-inch FDD with 720KB, 1.44MB, or 2.88MB

format or for 5.25-inch FDD with 360K or 1.2MB format.

Ø 1 COM1 Port.
Ø 1 SPDIF IN Port.
Ø 1 1394 Port.
Ø 1 PS/2 Keyboard Port.
Ø 1 PS/2 Mouse Port.
Ø 1 10/100/1000 LAN Port.
Ø 2 USB 1.1/2.0 Ports.
Ø 1 Coaxial Port.
Ø 1 Line-InPort.
Ø 1 Center/Bass-Out port.
Ø 1 Rear-Out port.
Ø 1 Front-Out port.

- PCI Bus Master IDE Controller Onboard

Two Ultra DMA 133 Bus Master Dual-channel IDE ports provide support to a
maximum of four IDE devices (one Master and one Slave per channel). The IDE
Bus implements data transfer speeds of up to 133/100/66/33 MB/sec and
also supports Enhanced PIO Modes.

80-pin Cable Backward Compatible Legacy ATAPI Devices, ATAPI IDE CD­ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, and LS-120 Supports.

- ATX Power Supply Connector

ATX power supply unit can connected to the onboard 20-pin standard ATX
power connectors, supporting Suspend and Soft-On/Off by dual-function power
button. One 4-pin 12V ATX power connector.

- Advanced Configuration and Power Interface

Features four power saving modes: S1 (Snoop), S3 (Suspend to RAM), S4 (Sus­pend to DISK), and S5 (Soft-Off). ACPI provides more efficient Energy Saving
Features controlled by your operating system that supports OS Direct Power
Management (OSPM) functionality.

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- System BIOS

Provides licensed Award BIOS V6.0 PG on 4Mb Flash core and supports Green
PC, Desktop Management Interface (DMI).

- Form Factor

System board conforms to Small form factor ATX specification.
Board dimension: 254mm X185mm.

- Advanced Features

Ø Low EMI - Built in spread spectrum and automatic clock shut-off of unused

PCI/SDRAMS slots to reduce EMI.

Ø Dual Function Power Button - The system can be in one of two states,

one is Suspend mode and the other is Soft-Off mode. Pushing the power
button for less than 4 seconds places the system into Suspend mode. When
the power button is pressed for longer than 4 seconds, the system enters Soft­Off mode.

Ø Wake-on-LAN (WOL) - The onboard WOL connector can be attached to

a network card that supports this function to wake up the system via LAN.

Ø Modem Ring Power-On - The system can be powered on automatically

by the activation of modem ringing.

Ø CPU Host/SDRAM - This item allows users to adjust CPU Host Clock,and

SDRAM in BIOS.

- Intelligent Features

Ø Voltage Monitoring - Monitors various voltages of key elements, such as

the CPU, and other critical system voltage levels to ensure stable current
passing through mainboard components.

Ø Fan Status Monitoring - To prevent CPU from overheating, the CPU fan

is monitored for RPM and failure. (CPU Cooling FAN with RPM sensor is
required.)

Ø Temperature Monitoring - This item allows users to make sure whether

the CPU or system runs in a suitable temperature.

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3 HARDWARE INSTALLATION

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USB2

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PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Connectors

Front Panel AUDIO/USB/1394 Connector

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JP16

10/100/1000LAN &

Clear CMOS-

FAN

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Wireless KB/MS Connector-

Before removing or installing any of these devices including CPU, DIMMs,
Add-On Cards, Cables, please make sure to unplug the onboard power
connector.

This section outlines how to install and configure your mainboard. Refer to the following
mainboard layout to help you to identify various jumpers, connectors, slots, and ports.
Then follow these steps designed to guide you through a quick and correct installation of
your system.

3.1 Step-by-Step Installation

Accessories Of FN95

Coaxial/Line-In Connectors
CD-IN Connector-

CN7

1.1/2.0 USB 2.0 Connectors

Center/Bass/Rear-Out/Front-Out Connectors
Clear CMOS Button-

SPDIF out Connector­LINE_IN Connector-

FAN1

Mini CD-IN Connector-

Printer Port Connector­One PCI Slot

SOCKET 939

Serial ATA Connectors

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ATA1/ATA2

One AGP Slot

SW1

CN4

CN8

CN6

J1

SPDIF-IN Connector
COM Connector

SW1

AUDIO1

1

CN7

1

1

CN8

CN6

1

J1

AGP1

PCI1

1

CN4

FAN1

USB1 LAN1

AUDIO2

COM1

FLP1

FLP1

FAN2

Two 184-pin DDRSDRAM

DIMM Slots

One Floppy Connector-

OPT2

CN3

KB1

CN5

ATX1

nVIDIA nForce3 250
Chipset

USB Connectors-

USB2/3

JP17

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Dual USB ­IrDA -

Header

Header

JP5

Front Panel Header-

Two IDE Connectors-

JP3

JP12

IDE1/IDE2

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ATX Power Connector-

ATX +12V Power Connector-

JP2

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Step 1

Lever

A Triangle

Install the CPU:

1. Locate the CPU ZIF (Zero Insertion Force) socket on the upper-right sector of

your mainboard (between the back-panel connectors and the DIMM memory
slots).

2. Pull the CPU ZIF socket lever slightly sideways away from the socket to

unlock the lever, and then bring it to an upwardly vertical position.

3. Place your AMD AthlonTM 64 processor in the socket 939 CPU. Note that

the CPU's edges have been purposely designed non-symmetrically to pre­vent from in serting the processor in the wrong direction. The following dia­gram demon strates the correct placement of the CPU in the ZIF socket. You
can see that the Triangle Mark.

A Triangle

Mark

Mark

AMD CPU

Lever

4. Slightly push the AMD AthlonTM 64 processor into the socket without apply-

ing exces sive force while making sure there is no gap between CPU and
socket. Then lower the socket-lever all the way down to its horizontal posi­tion and lock it to secure the CPU in place.

5. The AMD AthlonTM 64 processor requires a set of heatsink/fan to ensure

proper cooling of the processor. If heatsink/fan have not been already
mounted on your CPU, you must purchase the heatsink/fan sepa-rately and
have it installed. Plug the cable throught the heatsink/fan in the CPU fan
power connector located nearby. Note that there are several types of CPU
fan connectors. Normally, if your mainboard supports the hardware moni­toring function, a 3-pin fan power connector should allow your system to
detect the CPU fan's speed. The CPU fan can also run with a 2-pin fan
power connector, however, detection of CPU fan's speed is not supported.
Another type of CPU fan may feature a large 4-pin fan power connector,
which does not support CPU fan's speed detection and must be directly
connected to the system's power supply unit. Please refer to the following
diagram.

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Step 2

DIMM

Power

(Green)

Set Jumper

This mainboard is jumperless! The default jumper settings have been set for the
common usage standard of this mainboard. Therefore, you do not need to reset
the jumpers unless you require special adjustments as any of the following cases:

1. Clear CMOS

For first-time DIY system builders, we recommend that you do not change the
default jumper settings if you are not totally familiar with the mainboard con­figuration procedures. The factory-set default settings are tuned for optimum
system performance. For the advanced users who wish to customize their sys­tem, section 3.2 Jumper Settings will provide detailed information on how to
configure your mainboard manually.

Step 3

Install DDR SDRAM System Memory

To install memory, insert DDR SDRAM memory module(s) in DIMM slot(s).
Note that DDR SDRAM modules are directional and will not go in the DIMM
slots unless properly oriented. After the module is fully inserted into the DIMM
slots, lift the clips of both sides of the DIMM slot to lock the module in place.

Do not remove memory modules while DIMM LED is on. It might cause short
or other unexpected damages due to the 2.5V stand by voltage. Remove memory
modules only when AC Power cord is disconnected.

DDR SDRAM DIMM Power LED

LED

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Step 4

Install Internal Peripherals in System Case

Before you install and connect the mainboard into your system case, we
recommend that you first assemble all the internal peripheral devices into the
computer housing, including but not limited to the hard disk drive (IDE/
HDD), floppy disk drive (FDD), CD-ROM drive, and ATX power supply unit.
This will greatly facilitate in making the connections to the mainboard de­scribed below.

To install IDE & FDD drives, follow this procedure:

1. Set the required jumpers on each device according to the instructions

provided by the manufacturer. (IDE devices, HDD, and CD-ROM, have to
set jumpers to Master or Slave mode depending on whether you install
more than one device of each kind.)

2. Connect IDE cable and FDD cable on the back-panel of the internal

peripheral devices to the corresponding headers on board. Note that the
cable should be oriented with its colored stripe (usually red or magenta)
connected to pin#1 both on the mainboard IDE or FDD connector and on
the device as well.

3. Connect an available power cable from your system power supply unit

to the back-panel of each peripheral device. Note that the power cable is
directional and cannot fit in if not properly positioned.

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Step 5

Mount the Mainboard on the Computer Chassis

1. You may find that there are a lot of different mounting hole positions both on

your computer chassis and on the mainboard. To choose correct mounting
holes, the key point is to keep the back-panel of the mainboard in a close fit
with your system case, as shown below.

2. After deciding on the proper mounting holes, position the studs between the

frame of the chassis and the mainboard.

The studs are used to fix the mainboard and to keep a certain distance be­tween the system chassis and the mainboard, in order to avoid any electrical
shorts between the board and the metal frame of the chassis. (If your com­puter case is already equipped with mounting studs, you will need to tighten
screws to attach the mainboard.)

Note : In most computer housings, you will be able to find 4 or more atta-

chment points to install mounting studs and then fix the mainboard.
If there aren enough matching holes, then make sure to install at
least 4 mounting studs to ensure proper attachment of the main­board.

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Step 6

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Connect Front Panel Header

You can find there are several different cables already existing in the system
case and originatinting from the computer's front-panel devices (HDD LED,
Power LED,or Reset Switch devices etc.) These cables serve to connect the
front-panel switches and LEDs connectors to the mainboard's front-panel con­nectors group, as shown below.

Front Panel

PWON

+ -

GLED

- +

PLED

1

RST

3

PWON

GLE

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RST

HLE

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1

JP12

1. ATX Soft Power On/Off (POWER ON)

2. HDD-LED (HDD LED)

3. Green-LED and Power-LED (GREEN LED/POWER LED)

4. Hardware Reset Switch Button (RESET)

Connect Front Panel AUDIO/ USB/ 1394 Connector(JP16)

You can find there are several different
cables already existing in the system case
and originatinting from the computer's
front-panel devices (AUDIO, USB, 1394a
devices etc.). These cables serve to
connect the AUDIO, USB, 1394a,
connectors to the mainboard's front panel
connectors group, as shown below.

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Step 7

1

1

Connect IDE, Floppy and Serial ATA Drives

1. IDE cable connectors

1

1

2. Floppy cable connector

IDE1

IDE2

FLP

3. Serial ATA connectors

ATA1ATA2

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Step 8

Connect Other Internal Peripherals

1. Wireless KB/MS Header (JP2)

Wireless KB/MS

JP2

2. CD-IN(CN7), LINE-IN(CN8), MINI CD-IN(CN6) Connectors

1

3. IrDA Header (JP5)

Mini CD-IN

1

CN6

CD-IN

1

LINE-IN

1

IrDA Header

CN7

CN8

1

JP5

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4. DUAL USB Header (JP3)

USB Connectors (USB2/USB3)

5. SPDIF out Connector (CN4)

JP3

1

1

USB3

1

USB2

CN4

1

6. Printer Port Connector (J1)

J1

1

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Step 9

1

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ATX1

ATX12V

ATXPWR

Install Add-on Cards in Expansion Slots

1. Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) Card

AGP proof LED: Serving as a smart bur­nout protection for the motherboard, this
red LED lights up if you plug in any 3.3V
AGP card into the AGP slot. When this
LED is Lit, there is no way you can turn
on the system power even if you press
the power button. The red LED(AGP
proof) is a smart protection from
motherboard burn out caused by an in­correct AGP card. If you plug in any

3.3V AGP card into the 1.5V AGP slot,

this LED lights up thus preventing the
system to power up. This LED remains
off if you plug in a 1.5V AGP card.

AGP Proof
LED (Red)

2. PCI Card

Step 10

Connect the Power Supply Connectors

1. System power connectors (ATX1/CN5)

CN5

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Step 11

6

789

12

13

Connect External Peripherals to Back-Panel

You are now ready to put the computer case back together and get on to the
external peripherals connections to your system's back-panel.

1. COM Port

2. SPDIF out Connector

3. 1394 Port

4. PS/2 Mouse Port

5. PS/2 Keyboard Port

6. 10/100/100 LAN Port

7. USB 1.0/2.0 Port

8. Coaxial Output Port

9. Line-In Port

10. 5-1 Channel Center/Bass Port

11. 5-1 Channel Rear-Out Port

12. 5-1 Channel Front-Out Port

13. Clear CMOS Button

4

1

3

2

5

1110

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Step 12

First Time System Boot Up

To assure the completeness and correctness of your system installation, you
may check the above installation steps once again before you boot up your
system for the first time.

1. Insert a bootable system floppy disk (DOS 6.2x, Windows 95/98/NT, or

others) which contains FDISK and FORMAT utilities into the FDD.

2. Turn on the system power.

3. First, you must use the FDISK utility to create a primary partition of the

hard disk. You can also add an extended partition if your primary parti­tion does not use all of the available hard disk space. If you choose to
add an extended partition, you will have to create one or more logical
partitions to occupy all the space available to the extended partition. The
FDISK utility will assign a drive letter (i.e., C:, D:, E:,...) to each partition
which will be shown in the FDISK program. After FDISK procedure, reboot

your system by using the same system floppy disk.

Note: DOS 6.2x and Windows 95A can only support up to 2.1GB of

HDD partition. If you use the FDISK utility with one of the opera­ting systems mentioned above, you can only install your HDD into

partitions no larger than 2.1GB each.

4. Now, use the FORMAT utility to format all the partitions you've created.

When formatting the primary partition (C:), make sure to use the FORM­AT C: /S command.

Note: FORMAT C: /S can transfer all the necessary system files into the

primary partition of your hard disk. Then, your HDD will become
a bootable drive.

5. Install all the necessary drivers for CD-ROM, Mouse, etc.

6. Setup the complete operating system according to your OS installation

guide.

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Step 13

Install Drivers & Software Components

Please note that all the system utilities and drivers are designed for Win 9x/
2000/ME/XP/NT operating systems only. Make sure your operating system is
already installed before running the drivers installation CD-ROM programs.

1. Insert the FN95 bundled CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive.

The autorun program will display the drivers main installation window on
screen.

2. Choose "Install DirectX9 Utility" and complete it.

3. Choose "Install nVIDIA Chipset Driver" and complete it.

4. Choose "Install Marvell Giga LAN Driver" and complete it.

5. Choose "Install nVIDIA USB 2.0 Driver" and complete it.

6. Exit from the autorun drivers installation program.

] Please refer to section Chapter 4 Software Utility to install driver.

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3.2 Jumper Settings

Several hardware settings are made through the use of mini jumpers to connect
jumper pins on the mainboard. Pin #1 could be located at any corner of each
jumper, you just find the location with a white right angle which stands for pin
1#. There are several types of pin 1# shown as below:

3-pin and multi (>3) pin jumpers shown as following:
Pin #1 to the left:

Pin #1 on the top:

Pin #1 to the right:

Pin #1 on the bottom:

Jumpers with two pins are shown as for Close [On] or for
Open [Off]. To Short jumper pins, simply place a plastic mini jumpers over
the desired pair of pins.

Caution!

1. Do not remove the mainboard from its antistatic protective packaging
until you are ready to install it.

2. Carefully hold the mainboard by its edges and avoid touching its comp­onents. When putting the mainboard down, place it on top of its origi­nal packaging film, on an even surface, and components side up.

3. Wear an antistatic wrist strap or take other suitable measures to prevent
electrostatic discharge (ESD) whenever handling this equipment.

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Jumpers & Connectors Guide

D1

B4~B5

B6~B7

E8E1D1E2E7A1E2D2E2E7C5

E3

Use the mainboard layout on page 11 to locate CPU socket, memory banks,
expansion slots, jumpers and connectors on the mainboard during the instal­lation. The following list will help you to identify jumpers, slots, and connec­tors along with their assigned functions:

E6

E9

E6
E4

B13

B10~B12

B8~B9

B3

B1B2E5

C1~C4

CPU/Memory/Expansion Slots

Socket 939 : CPU Socket for AMD AthlonTM 64
DIMM1/2 : Two184-pin DIMM Slots for 64, 128, 256, 512 MB,

and 1GB of 2.6V DDR SDRAM

(The total installed memory does not exceed 2GB)
PCI : One 32-bit PCI Expansion Slot
AGP : One AGP Slot 4X/8X Slot

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Jumper

A1

JP17 : Clear CMOS setting

Back Panel Connectors

B1

B2
B3
B4
B5
B6
B7
B8
B9

B10
B11
B12
B13

COM1 : Serial port
SPDIF IN : SPDIF IN Port
1394 : 1394 Port
MS : PS/2 mouse port
KB : PS/2 keyboard port
LAN : 10/100/1000 LAN port
USB : 2 X USB (2.0/1.1) (Universal Serial Bus) ports
Coaxial : Coaxial Output port
Line-In : Line-In port
CENTER/BASS : 5-1 Channel Center/Bass Port
Rear-Out : 5-1 Channel Rear-Out Port
Front-Out : 5-1 Channel Front-Out Port
SW1 : Clear CMOS Button

Front Panel Connectors

C1
C2
C3

PWON : ATX power on/off momentary type switch
HLED : IDE drive active LED
GLED/PWR_LED : Green LED (ON when system stays in power

saving mode) /System power LED

C4
C5

RST : Hardware reset switch
JP16 : Front Panel AUDIO/ USB/ 1394 Connector

Internal Peripherals Connectors

D1
D1

D1
D2

FLP1 : Floppy disk drive interface
IDE1 : IDE primary interface (Dual-channel)
IDE2 : IDE secondary interface (Dual-channel)
ATA1/2 : Serial ATA 1/2 interfaces

Other Connectors

E1
E2
E3
E4
E5

CN5/ATX1 : ATX power connectors
FAN1, 2, 3 : Fan connectors
JP2 : Wireless Keyboard and Mouse connector
CN8 : Line_In connector
CN7 : CD-IN connector

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1

E6
E7
E8

E9
E10

CN6 : MINI CD-IN connector
JP3/USB2/USB3 : DUAL USB Header/ USB Connectors
JP5 : IrDA Header
CN4 : SPDIF Out Connector
J1 : Printer Port Connector

F Jumper

A1

Clear CMOS Setting (JP17)

JP17 is used to clear CMOS data. Clearing CMOS will result in the perma­nently erasing previous system configuration settings and the restoring origi­nal (factory-set) system settings.

1

Pin 1-2 (Default)

Pin 2-3 (Clear CMOS)

Clear CMOS

1

JP17

Step 1. Turn off the system power (PC-> Off).
Step 2. Remove ATX Power cable from ATX Power connector.
Step 3. Remove jumper cap from JP11 pins 1-2.
Step 4. Place the jumper cap on JP11 pin 2-3 for a few seconds.
Step 5. Return the jumper cap to pin 1-2.
Step 6. Plug ATX Power cable into ATX Power connector.
Step 7. Turn on the system power (PC-> On).

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F Back-Panel Connectors

B1

COM1 Port Connector

This mainboard can accommodate one
serial device on COM1. Attach a serial
device cable to the DB9 serial port
COM1 at the back-panel of your com­puter.

SPDIF-IN Connector

B2

SPDIF IN connector can accept
digital audio data from Optic fiber.

B3

1394 Port Connector

This mainboard offers one 1394a ports
on back-panel. Plug each device jack
into an available 1394a connector.

B4

B5

PS/2 Mouse & PS/2 Keyboard Port Connectors

5

Two 6-pin female PS/2 Mouse & Key
board connectors are located on the
rear panel of the mainboard. In a
desktop computer, the PS/2 Mouse
connector is situated on the top of
the PS/2 Keyboard connector. In a
tower computer, the PS/2 Mouse
connector is located on the rightside
of the PS/2 Keyboard connector.

COM1 Port

SPDIF-IN Port

1394 Port

PS/2 Mouse Connector

PS/2 Keyboard connector

B6

LAN Port Connector

This mainboard can accommodate
one device on LAN.
Attach a RJ45 cable to the LAN port at
the back-panel of your computer.

B7

USB Port Connectors

Two female connectors USB1/USB2
share the same USB (Universal Serial
Bus) bracket at the rear panel of your
mainboard. Plug each USB device jack
into an available USB1/USB2 connec­tor.

LAN Port

USB Ports

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B8

B9

Coaxial Output Port Connector

Coaxial Output connector can out­put digital audio data from coaxial
cable.

Line-In Port Connector

Line-In is a stereo line-level input
port that accepts a 1/8-inch TRS ste­reo plug. It can be used as a source
for digital sound recording, a source
to be mixed with the output, or both.

B10

Center/Bass-Out Port Connector

Coaxial Output Port

Line-In Port

B11

B12

Center/Bass-Out is a stereo output
port through which the combined
signal of all internal and external
audio sources on the board is out­put. It can be connected to 1/8-inch
TRS stereo headphones or to center/
bass amplified speakers.

Rear-Out Port Connector

Rear-Out is a stereo line-level input port
that accepts a 1/8-inch TRS stereo plug.
It can be used as a source for digital
sound recording, and a source to be
mixed with the output, or both.

Front-Out Port Connector

Front-Out is a stereo output port
through which the combined signal of
all internal and external audio sources
on the board is output. It can be con­nected to 1/8-inch TRS stereo head­phones or to amplified speakers.

Center/Bass-Out Port

Rear-Out Port

Front-Out Port

B13

Clear CMOS Button (SW1)

This button is used to Clear CMOS
data. You can clear CMOS without
opening the chassis. It's very friendly
button.

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Clear CMOS Button

F Front-Panel Connectors

E

D

/

P

L

E

D

L

E

D

L

E

D

­+

L

E

D
/

P

L

E

D

ATX Power On/Off Switch Connector (PWON)

C1

The Power On/Off Switch is a momentary type switch used for turning on or off
the system ATX power supply. Attach the connector cable from the Power Switch
to the 2-pin (PWON) header on the mainboard.

Front Panel

Note : Please notice all the LED connectors are directional. If your chassis’s

LED does not light up during running, please simply change to the
opposite direction.

C2

HDD LED Connector (HLED)

Attach the connector cable from the IDE device LED to the 2-pin (HDD LED)
header. The HDD LED lights up whenever an IDE device is active.

PWON

GL

RST

H

1

JP12

Front Panel

PWON

G

RST

H

1

JP12

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Green LED/ Power LED Connector (GLED/PWR_LED)

4+--+GLEDPLED2 4

E

D

/

P

L

E

D

L

E

D

­+

D
/

P

L

E

D

E

D

C3

This header is dual color LED function. Dual color LED function is defined by
either Power LED or Green LED, the header can be in these states.

The Green LED indicates that the system is currently in one of the power saving
mode (Doze/Standby/Suspend). When the system resumes to normal opera­tion mode, the Green LED will go off, power LED on.

This Power LED will go off during power saving mode. Attach a 2-pin Green
LED/Power LED cable to (GLED/PWR_LED) header.

Front Panel

2

C4

Hardware Reset Connector (RST)

Attach the 2-pin hardware reset switch cable to the (RST) header.
Pressing the reset switch causes the system to restart.

PWON

GL

- +

Front Panel

PWON

GLE

1

RST

H

1

JP12

RST

HL

1

1

JP12

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Front Panel AUDIO/ USB/ 1394 Connector (JP16)

50

49

2

1

JP16

Front Panel

C5

Port JP16 can be used to connect special device.

Pin Assignments:
1=USBVCC
4=USBVCC
7=USBVCC
10=USBA­13=USBB+
16=GND
19=GND
22=TPB1­25=Front MIC
28=GND
31=Line_IN_R
34=GND
37=GND
40=Front_OUT_L
43=HDLED_PU
46=GLEDB
49=VCC

2=USBVCC
5=USBVCC
8=USBVCC
11=GND
14=USBB­17=TPA1+
20=GND
23=GND
26=FMIC_Power
29=Line_IN_L
32=SENSE1
35=Line_OUT_R
38=GND
41=GND
44=GLEDA
47=RST_SW
50=VCC

3=USBVCC
6=USBVCC
9=USBA+
12=GND
15=GND
18=TPA1­21=TPB1+
24=GND
27=SENSE0
30=GND
33=GND
36=Front_OUT_R
39=Line_OUT_L
42=GND
45=HD_LED
48=PW_SW

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F Internal Peripherals Connectors

F

L

P

1

1

D1

Enhanced IDE and Floppy Connectors

The mainboard features two 40-pin dual-channel IDE device connectors (IDE1/
IDE2) providing support for up to four IDE devices, such as CD-ROM and Hard
Disk Drives (H.D.D.). This mainboard also includes one 34-pin floppy disk con­troller (FDC) to accommodate the Floppy Disk Drive (FDD1). Moreover, this
mainboard comes with one 80-pin ATA 133/100/66/33 ribbon cable to con­nect to IDE H.D.D. and one 34-pin ribbon cable for F.D.D. connection.

1

1

IDE2

IDE1

Important : Ribbon cables are directional, therefore, make sure to always

connect with the red cable stripe on the same side as pin #1 of
the IDE1/IDE2 or FDC connector on the mainboard.

D2

Serial ATA Connectors (ATA1/ATA2)

The Serial ATA is an evolutionary re­placement for the Parallel ATA physi­cal storage interface. Serial ATA is scal­able and will allow future enhance­ments to the computing platform. The
Serial ATA supports all ATA and ATAPI
device, including CDs, DVDs, tape de­vices, high capacity removable de­vices, zip drivers, and CDRWs. The

ATA1ATA2

Serial ATA interface supports data trans­fer rates up to 150MB/s.

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F Other Connectors

1

1

ATX1

ATX12V

ATXPWR

E1

ATX Power Supply Connectors (ATX1/CN5)

This motherboard uses 20-pin ATX power header (ATX1), and comes with the
other one header (CN5). Please make sure you plug each in the right direction.
It is essential to have these two power supply connectors plugged or your sys­tem won't boot up.

ATX1 CN5

CN5

A traditional ATX system remains in the power-off stage when AC power re­sumes from power failure. However, it is inconvenient for a network server or
workstation if there is not an UPS to execute power-on. Thus, this motherboard
supports an AC Power Auto Recovery function to solve this problem. You may
enable the function, "PWRON After PWR-Fail," in the sub-menu of "Power
Management Setup" within the BIOS setup program.

Note 1: The ATX power connector is directional and will not go in

unless the guides match perfectly, making sure that pin#1 is
properly positioned.

Note 2: Make sure the latch of the ATX power connector clicks into

place to ensure a solid attachment.

Note 3: Your ATX power supply must be supplied to ACPI+5V stand-

by power and at least 720mA compatible.

Note 4: Make sure your power supply have enough power for higher

speed processor installed.

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E2

1197531

12108642

1

FAN_CTRL

FAN_SENSE

FAN2

Fan Connectors - FAN1/2/3 OFF when suspend

The mainboard provides three onboard 12V cooling fan power connectors
to support FAN1, FAN2 or FAN3 cooling fans.

FAN1

POWER
Ground

FAN3

Note : Both cable wiring and type of plug may vary , which depends on the fan

maker. Keep in mind that the red wire should always be connected to
the +12V header and the black wire to the ground (GND) header.

E3

Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Connector (JP2)

Port JP2 can be used to connect wireless keyboard and mouse device.
4 mini Jumper must be setted on pin 5-6, 7-8, 9-10 and 11-12 when this
header is not used.

Pin Assignments:

1=VCC 2=VCC

3=GND 4=KEY

5=MS_CLK 6=MS_CLK_IC

7=MS_DAT 8=MS_DAT_IC

9=KB_CLK 10=KB_CLK_IC

11=KB_DAT 12=KB_DAT_IC

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Wireless KB/MS

1

JP2

E4

123

4

CN8

123

4

CN7

123

4

CD-IN Connector (CN7) (Black)

Port CN7 is used to attach an audio connector cable from the CD-ROM drive.

Pin Assignments:
1=CD-IN Left 2=Ground
3=Ground 4=CD-IN Right

E5

LINE_IN Connector (CN8) (White)

Port CN8 (White) can be used to connect stereo audio inputs from CD-ROM,
TV-tuner or MPEG card.

Pin Assignments:

CD-IN

1

LINE-IN

1

CN7

CN8

1=AUX-IN Left 2=Ground
3=Ground 4=AUX-IN Right

E6

Mini CD_IN Connector (CN6) (White)

Port CN6 is used to attach an audio connector cable from the CD-ROM drive.

CN6

Pin Assignments:
1=Ground 2=CD-IN Right
3=Ground 4=CD-IN Left

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Mini CD-IN

1

CN6

E7

12345

USB2/3

97531

JP3

531

JP5

Dual USB Header(JP3)/ USB Connectors(USB2, USB3)

The headers are used to connect the cable attached to USB connectors which
are mounted on front panel or back panel. But the USB cable is optional at the
time of purchase.

Pin Assignments (USB2/ USB3):

1=GND

2=GND

3=Data5+/ 4+

4=Data5-/ 4-

5=VCC

E8

IrDA Header (JP5)

If you have an Infrared device, this mainboard can implement IR transfer func­tion. To enable the IR transfer function, follow these steps:

10

8
6
4
2

JP3

1

USB3

1

USB2

1

Pin Assignments (JP3):

1=VCC 2=VCC

3=Data0- 4=Data1-

5=Data0+ 6=Data1+

7=Ground 8=Ground

9=Key 10=N/C

Pin Assignments:
1=N/C 2=KEY

3=VCC 4=GND
5=IRTX 6=IRRX

IrDA Header

1

JP5

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E9

321

CN4

1

141326

SPDIF out Connector (CN4)

Port CN4 can be used to connect a special device.

Pin Assignments:
1=SPDIF-OUT

2=VCC
3=GND

E10

Printer Port Connector (J1)

One parallel port header is located at the rear panel of the mainboard.
The header is used to connect the cable attached to a parallel connector.
But the parallel cable and connector are optional at the time of purchase.

CN4

1

J1

1

J1

Pin Assignments:
1=P_-STB 8=P_-PPD6 15=P_-ERR 22=GND
2=P_-PPD0 9=P_-PPD7 16=P_-INIT 23=GND
3=P_-PPD1 10=P_-ACK 17=P_-SLIN 24=GND
4=P_-PPD2 11=P_BUSY 18=GND 25=GND
5=P_-PPD3 12=P_PE 19=GND 26=KEY
6=P_-PPD4 13=P_SLCT 20=GND
7=P_-PPD5 14=P_-AFD 21=GND

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3.3 System Memory Configuration

The FN95 mainboard has two 184-pin DIMM slots that allow you to install
from 64MB up to 2GB of system memory. Each 184-pin DIMM (Dual In-line
Memory Module) Slot can accommodate 64MB, 128MB, 256MB, 512MB, and
1GB of PC2100, PC2700 or PC3200 compliant 2.6V single or double side 64­bit wide data path DDR SDRAM modules.

Install Memory:

Install memory in any or all of the slots and in any combination shown as
follows.

Devices Used on DIMMs Size Per CS
64 M-bit (2M x8-bits x4 bnaks) 64 Mbyte
64 M-bit (1M x16-bits x4 bnaks) 32 Mbyte
128 M-bit (4M x8-bits x4 bnaks) 128 Mbyte
128 M-bit (2M x16-bits x4 bnaks) 64 Mbyte
256 M-bit (8M x8-bits x4 bnaks) 256 Mbyte
256 M-bit (4M x16-bits x4 bnaks) 128 Mbyte
512 M-bit (16M x8-bits x4 bnaks) 512 Mbyte
512 M-bit (8M x16-bits x4 bnaks) 256 Mbyte

1 G-bit (32M x8-bits x4 bnaks) 1 Gbyte
1 G-bit (16M x16-bits x4 bnaks) 512 Mbyte

Note: Total 2 DIMM capacities are up to 2GB max and 1GB per DIMM.

Memory Configuration:

DIMM1 DIMM2

64-Bit Single Side X

64-Bit Double Side X

128-Bit Single Side Single Side

128-Bit Double Side Double Side

Note: Please plug the DIMM1 first.

Upgrade Memory:

You can easily upgrade the system memory by inserting additional DDR SDRAM
modules in available DIMM slots. The total system memory is calculated by
simply adding up the memory in all DIMM slots. After upgrade, the new system
memory value will automatically be computed and displayed in the field " Stan­dard CMOS Setup" of BIOS setup program.

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4 SOFTWARE UTILITY

4.1 Mainboard CD Overview

Note : The CD contents attached in FN95 mainboard are subject

to change without notice.
To start your mainboard CD disc, just insert it into your CD-ROM drive and
the CD AutoRun screen should appear. If the AutoRun screen does not appear,
double click or run D:\Autorun.exe (assuming that your CD-ROM drive is
drive D:)

Navigation Bar Description:

F Install Mainboard FN95 Series Driver - Installing DirectX9 Utility,

nVIDIA Chipset, Marvell Giga LAN, nVIDIA USB 2.0 Driver.

F Install Utility - Installing Acrobat Reader, Winflash Utility.
F Manual - FN95 Manual and nVIDIA RAID User's Guide in PDF format.
F Link to Shuttle Homepage - Link to shuttle website homepage.
F Browse this CD - Allows you to see contents of this CD.
F Quit - Close this CD.

4.2 Install Mainboard Software

Insert the attached CD into your CD-ROM drive and the CD AutoRun screen
should appear. If the AutoRun screen does not appear, double click on Autorun
icon in My Computer to bring up Shuttle Mainboard Software Setup
screen. Select using your pointing device (e.g. mouse) on the "Install
Mainboard Software" bar to run into sub-menu.

FN95 Software include:

[4.2.A] Install DirectX9 Utility
[4.2.B] Install nVIDIA Chipset

Driver

[4.2.C] Install Marvell Giga LAN

Driver

[4.2.D] Install nVIDIA USB 2.0

Driver

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4.2.A Install DirectX9 Utility

Select using your pointing device (e.g. mouse) on the “Install DirectX9
Utility“ bar to install DirectX9.

Once you made your se­lection, a Setup window
run the installation

automatically.
When the copying files

is done, make sure you
reboot the system to
take the installation
effect.

4.2.B Install nVIDIA Chipset Driver

Select using your pointing device (e.g. mouse) on the "Install nVIDIA
Chipset Driver" bar to install chipset system driver.

Once you made your se­lection, a Setup window
run the installation

automatically.
When the copying files

is done, make sure you
reboot the system to
take the installation
effect.

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4.2.C Install Marvell Giga LAN Driver

Select using your pointing device (e.g. mouse) on the "Install Marvell Giga
LAN Driver" bar to install LAN driver.

Once you made your se­lection, a Setup window
run the installation

automatically.
When the copying files

is done, make sure you
reboot the system to
take the installation
effect.

4.2.D Install nVIDIA USB2.0 Driver

Select using your pointing device (e.g. mouse) on the "Install nVIDIA
USB2.0 Driver" bar to install USB2.0 driver.

Once you made your se­lection, a Setup window
run the installation

automatically.
When the copying files

is done, make sure you
reboot the system to
take the installation
effect.

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4.3 View the User's Manual

Insert the attached CD into your CD-ROM drive and the CD AutoRun screen
should appear. If the AutoRun screen does not appear, double click on
AutoRun icon in My Computer to bring up Shuttle Mainboard Software
Setup screen.

Select using your pointing device (e.g. mouse) on the “Manual" bar.

Then Online Information windows will appear on your screen.

1. Click on the “Install Acrobe Reader" bar if you need to install acrobe

reader.

2. Click on "FN95 Manual" bar to view FN95 Series Mainboard User's

Manual in PDF format.

3. Click on "nVIDIA RAID User's Guide" bar to view nVIDIA RAID

User's Guide in PDF format.

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5 BIOS SETUP

FN95 BIOS ROM has a built-in Setup program that allows users to modify the
basic system configuration. This information is stored in battery-backed RAM
so that it retains the Setup information even if the system power is turned off.

The system BIOS is managing and executing a variety of hardware related
functions in the system, including:
System date and time

Hardware execution sequence
Power management functions
Allocation of system resources

5.1 Enter the BIOS

To enter the BIOS (Basic Input / Output System) utility, follow these steps:

Step 1. Power on the computer, and the system will perform its

POST (Power-On Self Test) routine checks.

Step 2. Press <Del> key immediately, or at the following message:

Press DEL to enter SETUP, or simultaneously press <Ctrl>,

<Alt>, <Esc> keys

Note 1. If you miss trains of words meationed in step2 (the message

disappears before you can respond) and you still wish to enter BIOS
Setup, restart the system and try again by turning the computer OFF
and ON again or by pressing the <RESET> switch located at the
computer's front-panel. You may also reboot by simultaneously
pressing the <Ctrl>, <Alt>, <Del> keys.

Note 2. If you do not press the keys in time and system does not boot, the

screen will prompt an error message, and you will be given the
following options:

“Press F1 to Continue, DEL to Enter Setup”

Step 3. As you enter the BIOS program, the CMOS Setup Utility will

prompt you the Main Menu, as shown in the next section.

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5.2 The Main Menu

Once you enter the AwardBIOS(tm) CMOS Setup Utility, the Main
Menu will appear on the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select
from several setup functions and two exit choices. Use the arrow keys
to select among the items and press <Enter> to accept and enter the
sub-menu.

Note that a brief description of each highlighted selection appears at the
bottom of the screen.

Setup Items

The main menu includes the following main setup categories. Recall
that some systems may not include all entries.

Standard CMOS Features

Use this menu for basic system configuration.

Advanced BIOS Features

Use this menu to set the Advanced Features available on your system.

Advanced Chipset Features

Use this menu to change the values in the chipset registers and opti­mize your system's performance.

Integrated Peripherals

Use this menu to specify your settings for integrated peripherals.

Power Management Setup

Use this menu to specify your settings for power management.

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PnP / PCI Configurations

This entry appears if your system supports PnP / PCI.

PC Health Status

This entry shows the current system temperature, Voltage, and FAN
speed.

Ratio/Voltage Control

Use this menu to specify your settings for ratio control.

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Use this menu to load the BIOS default values for the minimal/stable
performance of your system to operate.

Load Optimized Defaults

Use this menu to load the BIOS default values that are factory-set for
optimal performance system operation. While Award has designed the
custom BIOS to maximize performance, the factory has the right to
change these defaults to meet users' needs.

Set Supervisor / User Password

Use this menu to change, set, or disable password. It allows you to limit
access to the system and Setup, or only to Setup.

Save & Exit Setup

Save CMOS value changes in CMOS and exit from setup.

Exit Without Saving

Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit from setup.

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@ Standard CMOS Features

The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into 10 catego­ries. Each category includes no, one or more than one setup items. Use
the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the <PgUp> or
<PgDn> keys to select the value you want in each item.

Date

<Month> <DD> <YYYY>

Set the system date. Note that the 'Day' automatically changes when
you set the date.

Time

<HH : MM : SS>

The time is converted based on the 24-hour military-time clock. For
example, 5 p.m. is 17:00:00.

IDE Channel 0/1 Master/Slave

Options are in its sub-menu.

Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu of detailed options.

Drive A

Select the type of floppy disk drive installed in your system.

Ø The choice: None, 360K, 5.25 in, 1.2M, 5.25 in, 720K, 3.5 in,

1.44M, 3.5 in, or 2.88M, 3.5 in.

Video

Select the default video device.
Ø The choice: EGA/VGA, CGA 40, CGA 80, or MONO.

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Halt On

Select the situation in which you want the BIOS to stop the POST
process and notify you.

Ø The choice: All Errors, No Errors, All, But Keyboard, All, But

Diskette, or All, But Disk/Key.

Base/Extended/Total Memory

Theseitems are automatically detected by the system at start up time.
These are display-only fields. You can't make change to these fields.

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IDE Adapters

The IDE adapters control the hard disk drive. Use a separate sub-menu
to configure each hard disk drive.

IDE HDD Auto-Detection
Press <Enter> to auto-detect HDD on this channel. If detection is
successful, it fills the remaining fields on this menu.

Ø Press Enter

IDE Channel0 Master
Selecting 'manual' lets you set the remaining fields on this screen and
select the type of fixed disk. "User Type" will let you select the number
of cylinders, heads, etc., Note: PRECOMP=65535 means

NONE !

Ø The choice: None, Auto, or Manual.

Access Mode

Choose the access mode for this hard disk.

Ø The choice: CHS, LBA, Large, or Auto.

Capacity
Disk drive capacity (Approximated). Note that this size is usually
slightly greater than the size of a formatted disk given by a disk check­ing program.

Ø Auto-Display your disk drive size.

The following options are selectable only if the 'IDE Primary Master'
item is set to 'Manual'

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Cylinder
Set the number of cylinders for this hard disk.

Ø Min = 0, Max = 65535

Head
Set the number of read/write heads.

Ø Min = 0, Max = 255

Precomp
Warning: Setting a value of 65535 means no hard disk.

Ø Min = 0, Max = 65535

Landing zone
Set the Landing zone size.

Ø Min = 0, Max = 65535

Sector
Number of sector per track.

Ø Min = 0, Max = 255

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@ Advanced BIOS Features

This section allows you to configure your system for basic operation.
You have the opportunity to select the system's default speed, boot-up
sequence, keyboard operation, shadowing, and security.

Hard Disk Boot Priority

This item allows you to select Hard Disk Book Device Priority.

BIOS Write Protect

The item allows you to enable/disable the Bios Write Protect.
Ø The choice: Enabled or Disabled.

Virus Warning

Allows you to choose the VIRUS Warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot
sector protection. If this function is enables and someone attempts to write
data into this area, BIOS will show a warning message on screen, and an
alarm beep.

Enabled Activates automatically when the system boots up,

causing a warning message to appear when anything
attempts to access the boot sector or hard disk parti­tion table.

Disabled No warning message will appear when anything

attempts to access the boot sector or hard disk parti­tion table.

Ø The choice: Enabled or Disabled.

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CPU Internal Cache

All processors that can be installed in this mainboard use internal level
1 (L1) cache memory to improve performance. Leave this item at the
default value for better performance.

Ø The choice: Enabled or Disabled.

External Cache

Most processors that can be installed in this system use external level 2
(L2) cache memory to improve performance. Leave this item at the
default value for better performance.

Ø The choice: Enabled or Disabled.

Quick Power On Self Test

This item speeds up Power-On Self Test (POST) after you power on the
computer. If it is set to enabled, BIOS will shorten or skip some check
items during POST.

Ø The choice: Enabled or Disabled.

First/Second/Third Boot Device

The BIOS attempts to load the operating system from the devices in the
sequence selected in these items.

Ø The Choice: Floppy, LS120, Hard Disk, CDROM, ZIP100,

USB-FDD, USB-ZIP, USB-CDROM, Legacy LAN, or Disabled.

Boot Other Device

Select Your Boot Device Priority.

Ø The choice: Enabled or Disabled.

Boot Up Floppy Seek

Seeks disk drives during boot-Up. Disabling speed boots up.

Ø The choice: Enabled or Disabled.

Boot Up NumLock Status

Selects power-on state for NumLock.

Ø The choice: Off or On.

Gate A20 Option

This entry allows you to select how the gate A20 is handled. The gate
A20 is a device used for above 1MByte of address memory. Initially,
the gate A20 was handled via a pin on the keyboard. Today, while a
keyboard still provides this support, it is more common and much faster
in setting to Fast for the system chipset to provide support for gate A20.

Ø The choice: Normal, or Fast.

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Typematic Rate Setting

Keystrokes repeat at a rate determined by the keyboard controller.
When this controller enabled, the typematic rate and typematic delay
can be selected.

Ø The choice: Enabled or Disabled.

Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)

This item sets how many times the keystroke will be repented in a
second when you hold the key down.

Ø The choice: 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, or 30.

Typematic Delay (Msec)

Sets the delay time after the key is held down before it begins to repeat
the keystroke.

Ø The choice: 250, 500, 750, or 1000.

Security Option

Select whether the password is required every time the system boots or
only when you enter setup.

System The system will not boot and access to Setup will be

denied if the correct password is not entered promptly.

Setup The system will boot, but access to Setup will be

denied if the correct password is not entered promptly.

Ø The choice: System or Setup.

Note: To disabled security, select PASSWORD SETTING at Main

Menu, and then you will be asked to enter password. Do not
type anything and just press <Enter>; it will disable security.

Once the security is disabled, the system will boot, and you
can enter Setup freely.

APIC Mode

Selects enable/disable IO APIC function
Ø The choice: Enabled or Disabled.

MPS Version Control For OS

Selects the operating system multiprocessor support version.
Ø The choice: 1.1 or 1.4

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OS Select For DRAM > 64MB

Selects the operating system that is running with greater than 64MB of
RAM in the system.

Ø The choice: Non-OS2 or OS2.

Small Logo(EPA) Show

This item allows you to enable/disable the EPA Logo.
Ø The choice: Enabled or Disabled.

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@ Advanced Chipset Features

This section allows you to configure the system based on the specific features
of the installed chipset. This chipset manages bus speeds and access to sys­tem memory resources, such as DRAM and the external cache. It also coor­dinates communications between the conventional ISA bus and the PCI bus.
It states that these items should never need to be altered.

The default settings have been chosen because they provide the best operat­ing conditions for your system. If you discovered that data was being lost
while using your system, you might consider making any changes.

DRAM Configuration

Options are in its sub-menu.
Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu of detailed options.

Max Memclock (Mhz)
Places an artificial memory clock limit on the system.

Memory is prevented from running faster than this frequency.
Ø The Choice: Auto, 100, 133, or 166.

1T/2T Memory Timing
This item selects the Memory Timing.

Ø The Choice: Performance or Normal.

CAS# latency
When synchronous DRAM is installed, the number of clock cycles of

CAS latency depends on the DRAM timing. Don't change this field
from the default value specified by the system designer.

Ø The Choice: CL=2.0, CL=2.5, CL=3.0 or Auto.

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RAS# to CAS# delay (tRCD)
This field lets you insert a timing delay between the CAS and RAS

strobesignals, and you can use it when DRAM is written to , read from,
or refreshed. Faster performance is gained in high speed, more stable
performance, in low speed..

Ø The Choice: Auto, 2 Bus Clocks, 3 Bus Clocks, 4 Bus Clocks,

5 Bus Clocks, 6 Bus Clocks or 7 Bus Clocks.

Min RAS# active time (tRAS)
Places an artificial memory clock limit on the system.

Memory is prevented from running faster than this frequency.
Ø The Choice: Auto, 5 ~15 Bus Clocks.

Row precharge Time (tRP)
This field specifies the Row precharge Time. Precharge to Active or

Auto-Refresh of the same bank. Typically 20-24 nsec.
Ø The Choice: Auto, 2 ~6 Bus Clocks.

CPU OverClock in MHz

This item selects the CPU OverClock in MHz.
Ø The choice: 200~280.

AGP OverClock in MHz

This item selects the AGP OverClock in MHz.
Ø The choice: 66~100.

AGP Aperture Size(MB)

Select the size of Accelerated Graphics Port(AGP) aperture.
The aperture is a portion of the PCI memory address range dedicated to

graphics memory address space. Host cycles that hit the aperture range
are forwarded to the AGP without any translaton.

Ø The choice: 32M, 64M, 128M, 256M or 512M.

AGP 3.0 Speed

This item allows you to set the AGP 3.0 Speed. (With AGP 8x card)
Ø The Choice: Always Auto.

AGP 2.0 Speed

This item allows you to set the AGP 2.0 Speed. (Without AGP 8x card)
Ø The Choice: Auto, 1x, 1x2x or 1x2x4x.

AGP Fast Write

This item allows you to set the AGP Fast Write.
Ø The Choice: Auto or Disabled.

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AGP Sideband Address

This item auto/disable the AGP sideband addressing capability for
AGP cards.

Ø The Choice: Auto or Disabled.

Clock Spread Spectrum

This item allows you to set the spread spectrum modulation.
Ø The choice: Disabled or Enabled.

HT Frequency

This item allows you to set the HT Frequency.
Ø The choice: 1x, 2x, 3x, 4x or 5x.

Special I/O for PCI Card

This item enable/disable the Special I/O for PCI Card.
Ø The choice: Disabled or Enable.

Base I/O Address

This item allows you to set the Base I/O Address.
Ø The Choice: 0000 ~ FFFF

I/O Length

This item allows you to set the I/O Length.
Ø The choice: 1 Byte, 4 Byte, 8 Byte, 16 Byte, 32 Byte, 64 Byte,

128 Byte or 256 Byte.

System BIOS Cacheable

Select Enable allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F000h-FFFFFh,
resulting in better system performance. However, if any program is writ­ten to this memory area, a system error may result.

Ø The Choice: Enabled or Disabled.

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@ Integrated Peripherals

Onboard IDE Device

Options are in its sub-menu.
Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu of detailed options.
RAID Function Setup
This item allows you to setup the RAID Function.
Ø The choice: Enter.
OnChip IDE Channel0,1
The chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support to two IDE chan-

nels. Select Enabled to activate the primary IDE interface. select Disabled
to deactivate this interface.

Ø The Choice: Enabled or Disabled.
Primary/Secondary Master/Slave PIO
The four IDE PIO (Programmed Input/Output) fields let you set a PIO mode

(0-4) for each of the four IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface sup­ports. Modes 0 through 4 provide successively increased performance.
In Auto mode, the system automatically determines the best mode for
each device.

Ø The choice: Auto, Mode 0, Mode 1, Mode 2, Mode 3, or Mode 4.
Primary/Secondary Master/Slave UDMA
Ultra DMA/100 implementation is possible only if your IDE hard drive

supports it and the operating environment includes a DMA driver (Win­dows 95 OSR2 or a third-party IDE bus master driver). If both of your hard
drive and your system software support Ultra DMA/100, select Auto to
enable BIOS support.

Ø The choice: Auto or Disabled.
IDE Prefetch Mode
The onboard IDE drive interface support IDE prefetching for faster drive

access. If you install a primary and /or secondary add-on IDE interface,
set this field to Disabled if the interface does not support prefetching.

Ø The Choice: Enabled or Disabled.

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Serial-ATA 2(Internal PHY)
This item allows you to enable/disable the Serial-ATA 2(Internal PHY).
Ø The choice: Enabled or Disabled.

IDE DMA transfer access
This item allows you to enable/disable the IDE DMA transfer access.
Ø The choice: Enabled or Disabled.
IDE HDD Block Mode
Block mode is also called block transfer, multiple commands, or mul-

tiple sector read/write. If your IDE hard drive supports block mode(most
new drivers do), select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal
number of block read/write per sector the drive can support.

Ø The Choice: Enable or Disabled.

Onboard PCI Device

Options are in its sub-menu.
Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu of detailed options.
Init Display First
This item is used to determine initial device when system power on.
Ø The choice: AGP Slot or PCI Slot.
OnChip USB
This should be enabled if your system has a USB installed on the system

board and you want to use it.
Ø The choice: Desable, V1.1+V2.0, or V1.1.
USB KB/Storeage Support
Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus(USB)

controller and you have a USB KB/Storeage.
Ø The Choice: Enabled or Disabled.
OnChip Audio
This item allows you to control the onboard Audio.
Ø The Choice: AUTO or Disabled.

Onboard SuperIO Device

Options are in its sub-menu.
Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu of detailed options.
Onboard FDC Controller
This item specifices onboard floopy disk drive controller. This setting

allows you to connect your floopy disk drives to the onboard floopy

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connector.
Ø The Choice: Enable or Disabled.
Onboard Serial Port1
This option is used to assign the I/O address and interrupt request(IRQ) for

the onboard serial port1(COM1).
Ø The Choice: Disabled, 3F8-IRQ4, 2F8-IRQ3, 3E8-IRQ4, 2E8-IRQ3,
or Auto.
Onboard Infrared Port
This option is used to assign the I/O address and interrupt request(IRQ) for

the onboard infrared port.
Ø The Choice: Disabled, 3F8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3,

or Auto.
UART Mode Select
This item allows you to select IrDA infrared through COM2 port.
Ø The Choice: IrDA, ASKIR, or SCR
UR2 Duplex Mode
This item allows you to select the IR half or full duplex function.
Ø The Choice: Full, or Half.
Onboard Parallel Port
This item allows you to determine onboard parallel port controller I/O

address and interrupt request(IRQ).
Ø The Choice: Disabled, 378/IRQ7, 278/IRQ5, or 3BC/IRQ7.
Parallel Port Mode
Select an operating mode for the onboard parallel (printer) port. Select

Normal, Compatible, or SPP unless you are certain your hardware and
software both support one of the other available mode.

Ø The Choice: SPP, EPP, ECP, or ECP+EPP.
ECP Mode Use DMA
When the onboard parallel is set to ECP mode, the parallel port can use

DMA3 or DMA1.
Ø The Choice: 1 or 3.

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@ Power Management Setup

The Power Management Setup allows you to configure your system to
most effectively saving energy while operating in a manner consistent
with your own style of computer use.

ACPI Function

This item allows Enable the Advanced Configuration and Power Man­agement (ACPI)

Ø The choice: Always Enabled.

ACPI Suspend Type

This item allows you to select sleep state when suspend.
Ø The choice: S1(POS), S3(STR), or S1&S3.

Power Management

This category allows you to select the type (or degree) of power saving
mode settings.

Min Saving Minimum power management.

Suspend Mode=15 min.

Max Saving Maximum power management.

Suspend Mode=1 min.

User Define Allows you to set each mode individually.

Suspend Mode= Disabled or 1 min ~15min.

Ø The choice: User Define, Min Saving, or Max Saving.

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Video Off Method

This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked.

V/H SYNC+Blank This selection will cause the system to turn off

the vertical and horizontal synchronization
ports and write blanks to the video buffer.

Blank Screen This option only writes blanks to the video

buffer.

DPMS Supported Initial display power management signaling.

Ø The choice: V/H SYNC+Blank, Blank Screen, or DPMS Supported.

HDD Power Down

The IDE hard drive will spin down if it is not accessed within a specified

length of time. Options are from 1 Min to 15 Min and Disable.

Ø The choice: Disabled, 1 Min ~ 15 Min.

HDD Down In Suspend

The item allows you to enabled or disabled the HDD Down In Sus­pend.

Ø The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

Soft-Off By PBTN

Pressing the power button for more than 4 seconds forces the system to
enter the Soft-Off state when the system has " hung".

Ø The choice: Delay 4 Sec, or Instant-Off.

PWRON After PWR-Fail

This item allows you to select power on function when power fail.

Ø The choice: Former-Sts, Off or On.

WOL(PME#) From Soft-Off

If this item sets to Enable, the system power will be turned on when the
LAN port receives an incoming signal. You have to connect the fax/
modem to the mainboard Wake On LAN connector for this feature to
work.

Ø The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

WOR(RI#) From Soft-Off

If this item is enable, it allows the system to resume from a software
power down or power-saving mode whenever there is an incoming call
to an installed fax/modem. You have to connector the fax/modem to
the mainboard.

Ø The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

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USB Resume From S3

If you are using a USB keyboard, and the ACPI suspend type is set to
S3, you can enable this item to allow a keystroke to wake up the system
from power saving mod.

Ø The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

Power-On by Alarm

When set to Enabled, the following three fields become available and
you can set the month, date (day of the month), hour, minute and
second to turn on your system.
Ø The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

Day of Month Alarm

This item selects the alarm Day of Month.
Ø The choice: 0~31.

Time (hh : mm : ss) Alarm

This item selects the alarm Time.
[hh] Ø Key in a DEC number: Min=0, Max=23.
[mm/ss] Ø Key in a DEC number: Min=0, Max=59.

PS2 Keyboard Power ON

When the POWER ON Function is set to PS2 Keyboard, use this item to
set the PS2 keyboard combination that turns on the system.

Ø The choice: Disabled, Password or Hot KEY.

KB Power ON Password

When the POWER ON Function is set to Password, use this item to set
the password.

Ø The choice: Enter.

Hot Key Power ON

When the POWER ON Function is set to Hot Key, use this item to set the
hot key combination that turns on the system.

Ø The choice: Ctrl-F1~F12 or Any key.

PS2 Mouse Power ON

When the POWER ON Function is set to PS2 Mouse, use this item to set
the PS2 mouse combination that turns on the system.

Ø The choice: Disabled or Enabled.

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@ PnP/PCI Configurations

This section describes the configuration of PCI bus system. PCI or
Personal Computer Interconnection is a system which allows I/O
devices to operate at the speed CPU itself keeps when CPU
communicating with its own special components.
This section covers some very technical items, and it is strongly
recommended that only experienced users should make any
changes to the default settings.

Reset Configuration Data

Normally, you leave this field Disabled. Select Enabled to reset
Extended System Configuration Data (ESCD) when you exit from Setup
if you have installed a new device or software and the system
reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the operating
system can not boot.

Ø The choice: Enabled or Disabled .

Resource controlled By

The Award Plug-and-Play BIOS has the capacity to automatically
configure all of the boot and Plug-and-Play compatible devices.
However, this capability means absolutely nothing unless you are using
a Plug-and-Play operating system such as Windows 95.

If you set this field to "manual" , choose specific resources by going into
each of the sub-menu that follows this field (a sub-menu is proceeded
by a ">").

Ø The choice: Auto(ESCD) or Manual.

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IRQ Resources

When resources are controlled manually, assign each system interrupt a
type, depending on the type of device using the interrupt.

IRQ3/4/5/7/9/10/11/12/14/15 assigned
This item allows you to determine the IRQ assigned to the ISA bus and

is not available to any PCI slot. Legacy ISA for devices is compliant with
the original PC AT bus specification; PCI/ISA PnP for devices is compli­ant with the Plug-and-Play standard whether designed for PCI or ISA
bus architecture.

Ø The choice: PCI Device or Reserved.

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop

It determines whether the MPEG ISA/VESA VGA Cards can work with
PCI/VGA or not. If you have MPEG ISA/VESA VGA Cards and PCI/
VGA Card worked, Enable this field. Otherwise, please Disable it.

Ø The choice: Enabled or Disabled.

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@ PC Health Status

CPU Fan Speed Control

Set the CPU Fan Speed.
Ø The choice: Smart Fan, Ultra-Low, Low

Note : Before manually modifying the

, Mid , or Full .

CPU fan setting, please make
sure fan connectors are plug
into the correct fan connector
designations on the mainboard.

CPU Temperature below 80 oC , cpu fan speed 1000 rpm.

Ultra-Low

CPU Temperature over 80 oC , cpu fan speed 3600 rpm.
CPU Temperature below 80 oC , cpu fan speed 1600 rpm.

Low

CPU Temperature over 80 oC , cpu fan speed 3600 rpm.
CPU Temperature below 80 oC , cpu fan speed 2400 rpm.

Mid

CPU Temperature over 80 oC , cpu fan speed 3600 rpm.

Full CPU fan always 3600 rpm.

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User Set CPU Fan

Enabled you to choose one specific fan for further setting.
Ø The choice: Fan1, Fan2, Fan3, Fan1 & Fan3.

CPU Temp Tag

Key in a DEC number.
Min=30
Max=60

Ø The choice: 30~60 0C.

CPU Voltage

AGP Voltage

+3.3V VIN

+5V VIN

+12V VIN

-12V VIN

RAM Voltage

5V SBVIN

Voltage Battery

System Temperature

CPU Temperature

Fan 1 Speed

Fan 2 Speed

Fan 3 Speed

Warning :It is Strongly reco-mmended to

disable CPU Fan Auto Guardian
feature, if you wish to use other
fan cooler, allowing the fan to
run at its default speed.

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@ Ratio/Voltage Control

CPU Ratio Select

This item allows you to set the CPU Ratio.
Ø The choice: Auto, x4 800Mhz, x5 1000Mhz, x6 1200Mhz,

x7 1400Mhz, x8 1600Mhz, x9 1800Mhz, x10 2000Mhz,
x11 2200Mhz, x12 2400Mhz, x13 2600Mhz, x14 2800Mhz,
x15 3000Mhz, x16 3200Mhz, x17 3400Mhz, x18 3600Mhz,
x19 3800Mhz or x20 4000Mhz,

CPU Voltage Select

This item allows you to set the CPU Voltage.
Ø The choice: 0.800V, 0.825V, 0.850V, 0.875V, 0.900V, 0.925V,

0.950V, 0.975V, 1.000V, 1.025V, 1.050V,1.075V,

1.100V, 1.125V, 1.150V, 1.175V, 1.200V, 1.225V,

1.250V, 1.275V, 1.300V, 1.325V, 1.350V, 1.375V,

1.400V, 1.425V, 1.450V, 1.475V, 1.500V, 1.525V,

1.550V, 1.600V, 1.650V, 1.700V or Auto.

RAM Voltage Select

This item allows you to set the RAM Voltage.
Ø The choice: 2.70V, 2.80V, 2.90V or Auto.

AGP Voltage Select

This item allows you to set the AGP Voltage.
Ø The choice: 1.60V, 1.70V, 1.80V or Auto.

Chipset Voltage Select

This item allows you to set the Chipset Voltage.
Ø The choice: 1.70V, 1.80V, 1.90V or Auto.

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@ Load Fail-Safe Defaults

When you press <Enter> on this item, you will get a confirmation
dialog box with a message similar to:

Load Fail-Safe Defaults (Y/N) ? N

Pressing 'Y' loads the BIOS default values for the most stable, minimal
performance system operations.

@ Load Optimized Defaults

When you press <Enter> on this item, you will get a confirmation
dialog box with a message similar to:

Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N) ? N

Pressing 'Y' loads the default values that are factory-set for optimal
performance system operation.

@ Set Supervisor/User Password

Steps to set supervisor/user password are described as follows:

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New Password Setting:

1. While pressing <Enter> to set a password, a dialog box appears to

ask you enter a password.

2. Key in a new password. The password can not exceed eight charac-

ters.

3. System will request you to confirm the new password again.

4. When completed, new code takes effect.

No Password Setting:

If you want to disable the password, just press <Enter> as a password
input is requested.

If You Forget Password:

If you forget the password, the only way to access the system is to clear

the CMOS memory. Please refer to page 27 on clear CMOS setting.

@ Save & Exit Setup

Pressing <Enter> on this item asks for confirmation:

SAVE to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)? Y

Pressing "Y" stores the selections made in the menus of CMOS - a
special section of memory that stays on after you turn your system off.
The next time you boot your computer, the BIOS configures your
system according to the Setup selections stored in CMOS. After saving
the values the system is restarted again.

@ Exit Without Saving

Pressing <Enter> on this item asks for confirmation:

Quit Without Saving (Y/N)? N

This allows you to exit from Setup without storing in CMOS any
change. The previous selections remain in effect. This exits from the
Setup utility and restarts your computer.

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